Marshfield, Vermont
| Marshfield, Vermont | |
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| Town | |
 Marshfield, Vermont |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.4 sq mi (112.4 km2) |
| • Land | 43.4 sq mi (112.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,402 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (34.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 05658 |
| Area code(s) | 802 |
| Website | http://www.town.marshfield.vt.us/ |
Marshfield is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2010 census.
The town was named for Captain Isaac Marsh, who bought the original town site from the Indians.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.4 square miles (112.4 km2), of which 43.1 square miles (111.6 km2, 99.29%) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2, 0.71%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,496 people, 575 households, and 416 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.7 people per square mile (13.4/km2). There were 686 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.86% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 575 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were couples living together and joined in either marriage or civil union, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.
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